What does SULKS mean?

Definition of Sulks

1. Parts of Speech: Sulks is a verb and a noun.

2. Definitions:

• As a verb, sulks means to be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment.
• As a noun, sulks refers to a state of being silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment.

3. Pronunciations:

• US: /sʌlks/
• UK: /sʌlks/

4. Origin and Usage:

The origin of sulks is uncertain, but it is believed to have derived from the Old English word "sulcian," which means "to become sulky." Sulks is commonly used in informal contexts to describe someone who is in a bad mood and is being uncommunicative and difficult to deal with. It is often associated with children and teenagers, but adults can also experience sulks.

5. Synonyms:

• Verb: pout, brood, mope, sulkiness, grump, gripe, whine
• Noun: bad mood, pet, huff, temper, tantrum, fit

6. Related Words:

• salts
• skulk
• slunk
• lucks
• lurks

7. Example Sentences:

• She sulks whenever she doesn get her way.
• He was in the sulks for days after his team lost the championship.
• The child was in a sulk after being scolded by his mother.